School news
The Chemical Industry Innovation Award application is open until 18 February
The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland rewards industry participants with the biennial Innovation Award. For the Spring 2022 Innovation Award, the award money has been increased to €30 000 from the previous €20 000.
Plastic and carton collection to every building on the campus
Waste sorting is changing on the campus at the beginning of the year 2022. Plastic and carton collection points will be added to break rooms.
Retired Professor Ari Koskinen encourages chemists to be brave
Professor of Organic Chemistry Ari Koskinen retired in December 2021. Koskinen, who has specialised in research on pure enantiomers, has built a distinguished career both in Finland and internationally.
President's letter 21 December - Restful holiday season and thank you for your suberb work
Let's take care of our own well-being, including rest and recovery, as well as the well-being of others, including fellow students and work colleagues.
Exhibition concentrating on data is rare, even internationally
The new Data Vitality exhibition lets you sense and feel data like never before
Professors' Council elected new chair, vice-chairs and members to academic committees
Professor Markku Kuula was elected as chair, and the five vice-chairs represent Aalto schools.
Report a security breach!
The decision of the Finnish Data Protection Authority in the Vastaamo case emphasizes the obligation of everyone to know the instructions and obligations regarding reporting a data breach.
Neste donates 750 000 euros ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University
The donation is targeted to the field of technology within the Finnish state's matching funding campaign for universities. Aalto has decided to use the donation for research and education in chemical engineering.
Dipoli and Undergraduate Centre outdoor construction sites paused for winter
The work is to be completed by summer 2022.
Dean’s Christmas letter 2021
As the year is ending, I would like to share with you a couple of highlights of the year. Once again, we have carried out world-class research and teaching. Our students have continued building their future by studying in a field that can participate in solving major global challenges.
Two new buildings to be built in the centre of Otaniemi campus
Building Otakaari 2A & 2B begins in January 2022, construction to be completed by summer 2023
Did you know that all employees have access to large amount of data about our operations?
You can utilise Key Information of Aalto University report now as a cloud service to support your daily work and decision-making
CEO Tapani Järvinen’s Environmental Technology Fund has distributed the awards
The Tapani Järvinen fund has contributed to research in environmental technologies.
Chem Awards 2021 are chosen
The School of Chemical Engineering rewards outstanding individuals and teams during the year.
Pilot production line for Ioncell launched — a top made with the stronger-than-cotton ecofibre gets its colour from Finnish fields
In addition to producing the innovative textile fibre, the pilot production line will be used to develop wood-based carbon fibres.
Aalto University’s scientific quality is strong in its key research areas
Academy of Finland’s report 'State of scientific research in Finland' reviews the impact of research done in Finland, and the resources used.
The range of climate courses broadens: Aalto and 17 other universities cooperate as Climate University
The Climate University network coordinated by the University of Helsinki has formed a teaching cooperation contract between 18 universities. With these new contracts, a majority of Finnish university students can take the network’s climate and sustainability themed courses.
Over 500 Attended Our Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Autumn 2021
In total, we had more than 1,600 registrations. On average one participant registered for 3 sessions.
Tom Lindholm appointed Head of Lifewide Learning at Aalto University and Managing Director of Aalto University Executive Education Ltd
He will start in his new position on 2 January 2022.
A new layer-by-layer built inorganic-organic material enables optical switching of magnetic properties
Materials chemists have developed a facile process for piling ultrathin inorganic and organic layers in a pre-designed manner into flexible room-temperature thin-film magnets, whose magnetic properties can be controlled with successive external light illuminations.
